Border Airport Fairness Act of 2022 This bill requires the President to designate certain primary airports near the border as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports.
Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022 This bill modifies the definition of marine highway transportation to include the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the operational timeline for the International Space Station (ISS) from 2024 to September 30, 2030, directly affecting NASA operations and U.S. involvement in the ISS. Key provisions include modifying existing laws to update end dates, requiring NASA to conduct a safety assessment of ISS operations through 2030 (including addressing Russian module issues), and submitting detailed reports to Congress on research priorities. The bill mandates prioritizing human health research, exploration technology development, and U.S. leadership in space science for ISS activities. It also requires annual reporting on resource allocation and crew time to ensure alignment with these priorities.
Registered Traveler Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for the Transportation Security Administration to establish and maintain the Registered Traveler Program.
Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022 This bill provides tax benefits to compensate for learning losses due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill creates a new three-year learning loss tax credit of $1,200 per child that will allow parents or legal guardians to recoup actual expenses incurred for education-related activities, extends the employer allowance for certain tuition and education-related expenses to include educational expenses for children of employees, expands education savings accounts (ESAs) to include homeschool expenses for a three-year period, doubles the annual contribution limit for Coverdell ESAs from $2,000 to $4,000 for a three-year period, Exempts contributions to an ESA and a Coverdell ESA from the annual gift tax exclusion amount, and allows states to use unspent Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to fund scholarship granting organizations.
Invest to Protect Act of 2022 This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention.
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to provide training to officers and recruits who agree to serve in law enforcement agencies in their communities.
This resolution recognizes the crisis on the southern border of the United States and commends U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Del Rio, Texas, to respond to the Haitian migrant crisis on September 19, 2021.
This resolution commends the bravery, courage, and resolve of the pro-democracy movement and all freedom activists in Cuba for risking everything to bring freedom to the Cuban people. The resolution condemns the repression of the hundreds of pro-democracy activists and political prisoners, including children, that the Cuban regime is unjustly detaining and subjecting to physical and psychological torture, and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of such prisoners. The resolution calls for the international community to stand with the Cuban people and speak out against the totalitarian Communist regime in Cuba for infringing on the freedom of thought, will, expression, assembly, and prosperity of the Cuban people. Finally, the resolution urges the President to firmly declare that the U.S. government will not consider any more concessions or sanctions relief to the brutal, illegitimate Communist regime in Cuba until all conditions for removing sanctions are met in accordance with the laws of the United States.
Maddy summarySRES 729 is a Senate resolution designating the week beginning November 7, 2022, as "National Pregnancy Center Week." It recognizes community-supported pregnancy centers across the United States for providing services like counseling, pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and material resources to individuals facing pregnancy decisions. The resolution does not create new laws or allocate funds but formally acknowledges these centers' work through symbolic recognition. It highlights their role in serving over 2 million people annually, though the resolution itself has no binding policy effect.
